Oral history.; Mr. Jack Raymond Reed was born on May 19, 1924, in Tupelo, Mississippi. In 1941, Mr. Reed graduated from Tupelo High School and he then entered the military and World War II as part of the Signal Intelligence Service, U.S. Army of...

Oral history.; Interview conducted September 20, 2003 with Fern Gelford Lowenfels in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Lowenfels was from New York City and came to work in the Freedom Schools in Mississippi as a recruit of the United Federation of...

Oral history.; Interview conducted April 28, 2001 in Takoma Park, Maryland, at Larry Rubin's home. Rubin is a civil rights and social justice activist. Born in Philadelphia, Rubin discusses how he came to be involved in social affairs and how he...

Oral history.; An interview conducted on October 27, 2005 with Louis Gomez. A registered nurse with American Medical Response, Mr. Gomez describes his responsibility for managing a special-needs shelter in Biloxi, Mississippi during Hurricane...

Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 13, 2006 with Gregory Ladner, a nurse at Highland Community Hospital in Picayune, MS. Mr. Ladner discusses the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the hospital, its patients and staff, and the cleanup...

Oral history.; An interview conducted on December 19, 2006 with Kurt Brautigam, Distinguished Lecturer in the School of Mass Communication and Journalism at Southern MIss. Mr. Brautigam discusses preparing for Hurricane Katrina and its effects on...

Oral history.; An interview conducted on January 4, 2006 with Eddie Williams, a member of the North Carolina Baptist Men, who describes his efforts with this volunteer organization on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.